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Homer Senior High School

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Homer Senior High School ranks 402 nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 67% of New York high schools

Summary

Homer Senior High School is a public high school serving 558 students in grades 9-12 in Homer, New York. The school is part of the Homer Central School District, which is ranked 555 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Homer Senior High School consistently ranks in the top 33% of New York high schools, with particularly strong performance on Regents exams in subjects like Chemistry, Algebra II, and English Language Arts. The school outperforms state and district averages in most Regents exam subjects, indicating a strong academic focus and curriculum. However, the school struggles with its special education students, ranking in the bottom 20% of high schools statewide in this subgroup's performance.

While Homer Senior High School maintains a relatively stable graduation rate and dropout rate on par with state and district averages, it faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism, which ranges from 22% to 34% - much higher than nearby schools. Addressing attendance and engagement issues should be a priority for the school and district to improve overall student outcomes.

558

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,675

Per pupil spending ?

38.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 S West St
Homer, NY 13077-0500

(607) 749-7246

District: Homer Central School District

Feeder schools for Homer Senior High School:

Elementary:	Homer Elementary School
	Homer Intermediate School
Middle:	Homer Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.8%

Hispanic:

5.0%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (75% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Above the New York median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Earth Science scores 47 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg72%

New York avg66%

402^nd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

555^th of 874Homer Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	402 of 1234	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	402 of 1242	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	361 of 1228	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	368 of 1190	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	267 of 519	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.3	353 of 1207	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	416 of 1210	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.3	279 of 1221	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	70.5	222 of 1255	82.3%	★★★★☆
2015	71.3	202 of 1255	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	66.8	332 of 1237	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	69.4	353 of 1217	71.0%	★★★★☆
2012	64.8	431 of 1198	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.2	246 of 1165	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	64.1	374 of 1117	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.0	599 of 1086	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.1	247 of 1027	75.9%	★★★★☆
2007	67.2	267 of 1002	73.4%	★★★★☆
2006	68.2	234 of 986	76.3%	★★★★☆
2005	63.4	330 of 935	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	369 of 1206	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	303 of 1219	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	341 of 1197	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	380 of 1155	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	337 of 1193	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	402 of 1176	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	277 of 885	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	526 of 1179	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	486 of 1170	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	430 of 1155	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	432 of 1101	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	472 of 1179	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	572 of 1154	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	530 of 1201	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	461 of 1211	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	338 of 1191	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	356 of 1154	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	357 of 1190	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	422 of 1176	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	913 of 1149	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	954 of 1144	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	797 of 1130	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	614 of 1038	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	524 of 1132	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	539 of 1095	50.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	445 of 788	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	445 of 781	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	414 of 776	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	419 of 738	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	407 of 793	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	428 of 765	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)56th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Physics100%+31 vs state

Common Core Algebra II91%+16 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts86%+11 vs state

Chemistry86%+21 vs state

U.S. History and Government83%+8 vs state

Global History and Geography81%+5 vs state

Geometry76%+16 vs state

Life Science Biology73%+15 vs state

Algebra I64%+8 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences56%~ state avg

Living Environment33%-23 vs state

Earth Science18%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Homer Senior High School	Public	9-12	80 S West St	Homer	13077	Cortland County	Homer Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 749-7246	558	51	10.9	38.2%	501 (89.8%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (5.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	65.6	402^nd of 1234 public high schools	67.4%		67.1	402^nd of 1242 public high schools	67.6%		85.7	90.8	86.1		17.7	80.7	33.3	100.0	83.1	64.4	72.9	75.9	56.4								99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,675	$1,356	$24,319
Cortland High School	Public	9-12	8 Valley View Dr	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4100	582	56	10.3	44.8%	492 (84.5%)	12 (2.1%)	22 (3.8%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)	60	513^th of 1234 public high schools	58.4%		59.3	530^th of 1242 public high schools	57.3%	17	53.5	81.4	89.4	66.7	73.7	75.2	66.1	84.0	70.4	54.1		89.5									99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.9	$25,870	$1,616	$24,254
McGraw Secondary School	Public	7-12	10 W Academy St	Mc Graw	13101	Cortland County	McGraw Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 836-3600	234	31	7.5	47.9%	217 (92.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	64.9	415^th of 1234 public high schools	66.4%		73.1	287^th of 1242 public high schools	76.9%	128	100.0	100.0	76.7		71.1	75.0	83.3	91.7	75.0	73.1	57.1	100.0	57.6		31.4	44.0		38.2	57.1	58.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,869	$908	$26,960
Groton Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	400 Peru Rd	Groton	13073	Tompkins County	Groton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 898-5802	396	36	11.0	47.0%	355 (89.6%)	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	58.6	529^th of 1234 public high schools	57.1%		54.7	594^th of 1242 public high schools	52.2%	65		96.0	79.3	50.0		75.0	60.0	12.5	61.7	66.7	59.7	93.3	71.9	73.1	49.2	54.7	75.5	50.0	68.8	61.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$30,934	$2,650	$28,284
Dryden High School	Public	9-12	118 Freeville Rd	Dryden	13053	Tompkins County	Dryden Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 844-8694	356	37	9.6	39.9%	297 (83.4%)	9 (2.5%)	20 (5.6%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	67.8	372^nd of 1234 public high schools	69.9%		61	509^th of 1242 public high schools	59.0%	137	64.7	97.3	84.4		85.1	80.0	57.7		88.0	66.7		90.2									98.6	98.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.3	$33,914	$1,652	$32,263
George Junior Republic School	Public	7-12	24 McDonald Rd	Freeville	13068	Tompkins County	George Junior Republic Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-6324	107	27	3.9	84.1%	65 (60.7%)	24 (22.4%)	10 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)	6.2	1194^th of 1234 public high schools	3.2%		6.7	1189^th of 1242 public high schools	4.3%	5			40.0		10.5	22.9	25.0		14.3	12.8	33.3		15.4			0.0			0.0	0.0	96.8	98.4	98.9	98.9	99.5	99.5	98.9	98.9
Tully Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	20 State St	Tully	13159	Onondaga County	Tully Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 696-6235	367	39	9.4	33.2%	346 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	76	222^nd of 1234 public high schools	82.0%		76.9	197^th of 1242 public high schools	84.1%	25	93.6	89.7	93.2	25.0	90.5	96.1	50.0	50.0	82.3	82.4	66.7	84.4		44.0	56.4	59.5	58.8	53.5	64.5	40.7	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,858	$394	$29,465
Moravia Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	68 S Main St	Moravia	13118	Cayuga County	Moravia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 497-2670	442	44	10.0	42.1%	417 (94.3%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	70.3	324^th of 1234 public high schools	73.7%		73.8	264^th of 1242 public high schools	78.7%	60	55.0	90.5	87.1	33.3		91.7	71.4		96.8	74.1	63.0	72.7	57.5	53.5	54.4	65.4	30.2	56.1	60.0	60.8	99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	100.0	$31,993	$2,077	$29,916
Marathon High School	Public	7-12	1 Park St	Marathon	13803	Cortland County	Marathon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 849-3251	295	33	8.8	47.1%	286 (96.9%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.8	397^th of 1234 public high schools	67.8%		68.1	376^th of 1242 public high schools	69.7%	21	50.0	62.1	85.9			75.0	81.8	80.0	85.7	65.1		77.1	75.8		55.8	52.9		63.4	83.3	52.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,507	$93	$31,414
Cincinnatus High School	Public	9-12	2809 Cincinnatus Rd	Cincinnatus	13040	Cortland County	Cincinnatus Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 863-3022	147	20	7.2	40.8%	142 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	62.7	465^th of 1234 public high schools	62.3%		72.1	307^th of 1242 public high schools	75.3%	158	63.6	95.0	87.8		33.3	80.9	42.9	83.3	92.9	34.4	79.2	71.1	33.3								99.2	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,957	$329	$29,628

Frequently Asked Questions about Homer Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Homer Senior High School?

Students at Homer Senior High School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Homer Senior High School?

Homer Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Homer Elementary School
Elementary : Homer Intermediate School
Middle : Homer Junior High School

What district is Homer Senior High School in?

Homer Central School District

Is Homer Senior High School a good school?

Homer Senior High School ranks 402^nd of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Homer Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Homer Senior High School.

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